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Ms. DeFilippi from Staten Island, NY is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Flexible Seating for Exceptional Students

Help me give my students access to flexible seating, cleaning supplies, and Teacher Pay Teachers a gift card to help provide STEM and Art resources during the school year.

  • $594 goal

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My Project

As learners in the twenty-first century, my students have shown improvements in learning by being in settings where physically, they feel a lot more comfortable. Oftentimes, the established ways of the past i.e. sitting in rows and facing the blackboard do not benefit them. They enjoy learning and are more engaged when they sit on the classroom rug, resting with a comfy pillow behind their back or using a lapboard. My students are also kinesthetic learners in that they love to move when completing their work.

While they always have the choice to stand, the wobble chairs would be more beneficial and practical in that they can remain seated and comfortable while also providing them with a little extra movement throughout the day.

By receiving a Teachers Pay Teachers gift card, I will be able to provide STEM and art resources to my students. The Clorox wipes will help us keep our new wobble stools sanitized.

Ms. DeFilippi PS 31 William T Davis Grades 3-5

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Staten Island, NY View local requests

Nearly all students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

5 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Kids Antimicrobial Kore Wobble Chair 14" - Black • Kaplan Early Learning Company $70.19 5 $350.95
$100 Gift Card for Educational Resources on Teachers Pay Teachers • Teachers Pay Teachers $100.00 1 $100.00
Clorox Disinfecting Wipes Value Pack, Bleach Free Cleaning Wipes - 225 Wipes (30208) • Quill.com $16.79 1 $16.79

Materials cost

$467.74

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.02

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$504.76

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$89.08

Total project goal

$593.84

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$593.84

1 Donor

-$296.92

Donations toward project cost

-$252.38

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$44.54

match offer

-$296.92

Match offer toward project cost

-$252.38

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$44.54

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$0.00

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